Re^2: Why should I use perl 5.10?

[John M. Dlugosz]

in reply to Re: Why should I use perl 5.10?
in thread Why should I use perl 5.10?

Thanks for the catalog. I've been focused on Perl 6, and had no idea that 5.10 back-ported so many important features. I also noticed 'say' as a built-in.

Re stacked filetests: The syntax is different, but you can indeed stack them. And define your own operators on your own types that work the same way.

[Anonymous Monk]

The article says: "defined-or No more $x = defined $y ? $y : $z, you may write $x = $y // $z instead." Does "no more" in this case mean you are no longer *allowed* to do it, or you no longer *need* to do it, because there is an easier way? I must assume the latter!

[kyle]

Your assumption is correct. The old syntax still works, but the new syntax is easier.